Moscow - Russia to register its first corona virus vaccine on August 12 . A ray of hope is showing against deadly covid-19 virus .
The vaccine has been developed jointly by Gamaleya Research Institute and The Russian Defence Ministry .
"The vaccine developed by the Gamaleya centre will be registered on August 12,” Russian Deputy Health Minister Oleg Gridnev said on Friday on 07th August .
“At the moment, the last, third, stage is underway. The trials are extremely important. We have to understand that the vaccine must be safe. Medical professionals and senior citizens will be the first to get vaccinated," Gridnev told reporters at the opening of a cancer centre building in the city of Ufa.
Clinical trials of the vaccine began on June 18 and included 38 volunteers. All of the participants developed immunity. The first group was discharged on July 15 and the second group on July 20 .
Reports of the country approving the first vaccine for public-use by mid-August had also come to light previously.
Till now, no vaccine for COVID-19 has been approved for public use. According to the WHO, six vaccines are under phase 3 trials. Meanwhile, coronavirus cases globally stand at more than 19 million, with more than 7 lakh deaths that have occurred so far due to the covid -19 disease.
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